Cape Verde

by Paul Bacsich for Re.ViCa. Updated by Gabriela Job Di Laccio (Sero consultant) for VISCED

For entities in Cape Verde see Category:Cape Verde

Partners and experts in Cape Verde

None.

Cape Verde in a nutshell

The Republic of Cape Verde (Portuguese: Cabo Verde), is a republic located on an archipelago in the Macaronesia ecoregion of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of Africa. The previously uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the fifteenth century (though there may have been earlier discoveries), and attained independence in 1975.

Cape Verde is named after the original Portuguese form for Cap Vert (Cabo Verde, Green Cape) in Senegal, the westernmost point of continental Africa. The country's name can be pronounced many ways in English. Cape is pronounced like the article of clothing. Verde is generally pronounced to rhyme with "bird" or "Herd," though rhyming with "bear D" or "bear day" are also heard. "Cabo" is not used in English.

The population of Cape Verde is estimated as 423,000.

The main language is Portuguese but Crioulo (a mixture of archaic Portuguese and African words) is also spoken.

For more information see the wikipedia article on Cape Verde.

Cape Verde education policy

For a short entry see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Cape_Verde

Schools in Cape Verde

Primary school education in Cape Verde is mandatory between the ages of 6 and 14 years and free for children ages 6 to 12. In 2008, the net enrollment ratio for primary school was 84%. While enrollment rates indicate a level of commitment to education, they do not always reflect children's participation in school.

Approximately 85% of the total population over 15 years of age is literate.

Textbooks have been made available to 90 percent of school children, and 83 percent of the teachers have attended in-service teacher training.

Although most children have access to education, some problems remain. For example, many students and some teachers speak Creole at home and have a poor command of Portuguese (the language of instruction); there is insufficient spending on school materials, lunches, and books; and there is a high repetition rate for certain

Higher education

There are two universities in Cape Verde:

1. University of Cape Verde
2. Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde

University of Cape Verde

The University of Cape Verde (Portuguese: Universidade de Cabo Verde) was formed in 2006 by the merging of two colleges, working in different places:

1. ISE (Instituto Superior de Educação) located in Praia
2. ISECMAR (Instituto Superior de Engenharias e Ciências do Mar) located in Mindelo

In 2007 a third institute officially joined the others:

• INIDA (Instituto Nacionai de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Agrário) located in São Jorge dos Órgãos

(Material taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Cape_Verde.)

The University of Cape Verde web site is at http://www.unicv.edu.cv.

Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde

The Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde (Portuguese: Universidade de Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde) is located in the capital city of Praia on Santiago, with a smaller second location in Mindelo on São Vicente. Until the 2007-2008 academic year, it had been Cape Verde's only university. Geographically it is the westernmost university in Africa. The main location is in the northwestern part of Praia. Several campuses are planned be added throughout the archipelago. The university is named after the famous French theorist Jean Piaget. It primarily serves Cape Verdeans, but there are students from the rest of Africa and Latin America as well. Jean Piaget University offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as continuing education courses. (Material taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Piaget_University_of_Cape_Verde.)

Its web site is at http://www.unipiaget.cv.

Education reform

Omitted.

Administration and finance

Omitted.

Quality assurance

Omitted.

Information society

Omitted.

ICT in education initiatives

• CyaBite is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, Brazil. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Moçambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at http://www.ciabyte.com.br

• Imaginologia provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp

• NEaD - Núcleo de Educação a Distância da UNESP The Distance Learning Center of the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho is located in São Paulo, Brazil. NEAD provides a framework to support academic courses, helping to keep the quality and credibility of University. Courses are available in the form of in the form of extension courses, undergraduate or postgraduate level and are available to students from Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe. UNESP website is at http://www.unesp.br/

• FORMEDIA is a management development centre located in Lisbon, Portugal. FORMEDIA is specialized in management and entrepreneurship education, with onsite, online and blended learning. Established in 1988, they have regular activities in Portuguese-Speaking Countries, especially in Portugal, Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde and Mozambique. FORMEDIA website is at http://www.formedia.pt/

References

Wikipedia

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde Cape Verde

Others

To show that one should not make value judgements about remote universities, the reader's attention is drawn to the following paper:

Sousa, S., Hudson, B. & Lamas, D. (2003). Understanding e-Learning: Towards an Understanding of Trust and Performance in On-line Distance Learning. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (pp. 2511-2512). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. For abstracting details see http://www.editlib.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Reader.ViewAbstract&paper_id=18485.

The authors are Sonia Sousa, Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde; Brian Hudson, Sheffield Hallam University, UK; David Lamas, Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde. The abstract notes:

This paper describes a study being conducted on a graduate level on-line distance education course at an African university which aims to explore the relation of trust and performance in such environments. This study goal is to understand the main aspects of that relation with the purpose of determining which trust factors could most influence and help maximise the level of trust in an on-line distance learning class. This line of research builds on the belief that the trust that students put in their on-line teachers is the common denominator of several related problems such as motivation, retention, technology difficulties, the need for interacting and communicating with the participants and the need for a trustful on-line distance learning environment

1. http://www.unesp.br/nead/noticia.php?artigo=6085
2. http://www.eberlin.pro.br/?o=dom_cursosprofissionalizantes.com.br&a=logo_abed

See also: Azores, Madeira and Portugal.

---

> Countries

---

For OER policies and projects in Cape Verde see Cape Verde/OER

---